Egg replacement for vegans coming next month, say industry experts

With no meat or dairy products, a vegan diet can be rather restrictive â but that could all be about to change with the creation of the Vegg.

Omelette could soon be on the menu for vegans (Picture: Grant Triplow)

Hungry vegans could soon be tucking into egg sarnies and omelettes if the new egg replacement product takes off.

And, according to industry journal The Grocer, the Vegg â which is made from yeast flakes and a salt called kala namak â will be coming to Britain next month.

Looking and tasting like egg yolk, the Vegg can be used to make a range of tasty treats such as cakes, noodles and custard. This means the US invention could open up a whole new world of culinary delights that are currently off the menu for vegans.

The Vegg claims to have more carbs but less fat than real eggs as well as fewer calories, which also makes it the ideal substitute for people looking to reduce their cholesterol.

But thatâs not all â the Veggâs creator Rocky Shepheard is now working toÂ create the âworldâs first fully fryable Veggâ which could be on supermarket shelves within a year.

Shepheard uses a âmolecular gastronomic techniqueâ on his yolks to make them look and taste like proper eggs.

He invented the Vegg after hearing about a similar product launch that turned out to be an April Foolâs joke.

For more information about the Vegg and some handy recipe ideas, log on to www.thevegg.com .